Max Bondu, artist, curator and designer, born in 1985, lives and works in Sergy (01, FR) near Geneva (CH). After studying Art History and Archeology in Marne-la-Vallée, he trained at the École Supérieure d’Art in Brest. Max Bondu practices interpretation. His work, centered on the notion of information and potential, taken from narratives or projected into the future, is made up of a multitude of case studies which beckon as omens. A very short list of his works would include, for example: androids more human than humans, a perpetual fusion in California, a macroscopic journey through the Palais de Tokyo, scientific artificial twins learning to play chess, exhaustive phonemes echoing on the moon or the careful observation of vibrations above a particle collider. He has taught architecture at ALICE, EPFL and co-manage a research platform on the study of clouds. He is co-founder of the bermuda workshops, a place of living and research which received the Silver Square architecture prize for its design.

  • Since 2015* Developpement, construction & co-direction of bermuda, ateliers for research & making in contemporary art, Sergy (F)

    2019-2021* Studio director, Architecture section, Alice (Atelier de la conception de l’espace), EPFL, Lausanne

    Since 2010* Project Production & coordination

    2007-2015* Artist assistant (Pascal Rivet, The Chapuisat Brothers)

  • 2021* Equerre d’argent, première oeuvre, bermuda & Atelier ACTM

    2017* Prix Picker pour une monographie

  • 2019* Art Brussel fair, Counter Space booth, (CH)
    *Le vol du pan, Résidence, BBB Toulouse , (F)

    2018 *Les pièces manquantes, Centre d’Art Les Moulins de Paillard, Poncé, (F)
    *Soleil vert, lune bleue, pluie rouge, Centre d’Art Bastille, Grenoble, (F)

    2017 *Information quantique, Galerie Jérôme Poggi, Paris

    2016 *The Color of the Cosmos, cur. Emile Ouroumov, Kine KOCMOC, Plovdiv, (BU)

    2015 *The Remote and the Deep war, Galerie Jérôme Poggi, Paris (F)
    *Before the Dawn, Ergastule, Nancy, (F)

    2014 *The truth will set you free, cur. Claire Migraine, MAMAC, Nice, (F)
    *Architeuthis, a prophecy, cur. Isaline Vuille, Kunstunion, Zurich, (CH)
    *The explorer, the atlas and the dawn, cur. Claire Migraine, Delart, Nice, (F)

    2013 *Souvenirs from the lake Texcoco, Glassbox, Paris, (F)
    *Poppositions, Art-fair, Invited by Thankyouforcoming, Brussels, (B)
    *From the light of the day, Rosa Brux, Brussels, (B)

    2012 *5 Mars 1982, Galerie Joseph Tang, Paris, (F) 2010
    *Tales of the South Pacific, Stargazer, Geneva, (CH)

  • 2022* Des voix traversées, IAC Villeubanne, Cur. Anne-lou Vicente & Raphael Brunel (F)

    2021* Truant School, Visions des nuages, Pavillon italien, Biennale d’Architecture, Venise (I)

    2019* Galerie Hauser, Cur: Xavier Fisher, Zurich (CH)

    2018* Art Geneva fair, Counter Space booth, (CH)
    *Art Geneva fair, Aparté booth (CH)

    2017* Témoins, galerie Jérôme Poggi, Paris (F)
    *Mapping at last, Cur. Léo Marin, Galerie Eric Mouchet, Paris (F)
    *Matza Kerkennah, cur. Severin Guelpa, Bardo Museum, Tunis, (TU)

    2016* Matza Undergrounds, cur. Severin Guelpa, Bat 76, Genève (CH)
    *Matza Amboy, cur. Severin Guelpa, Amboy, California, (US)
    *Tension Economy, cur. Emile Ouroumov & Catherine Pavlovic, Centre d’Art Parc St Léger, Pougues les eaux, (F)
    *L’ermite au blazer raisin, Monstrare Camp, Centre d’Art Chapelle Jeanne d’Arc, Thouars (F)

    2015* darker and darker grows the landscape, cur. Bénédicte Le Pimpec & Isaline Vuille, Bâtiment d’art contemporain, Geneva, (CH)
    *Artissima Fair, Turin, Galerie Poggi, (I)
    *So Far, So Close, Diep-Haven Festival, New Haven, (UK)
    *The world is not enough, Cur. Simon Poulain, Les Moulins de Paillard, Poncé (F)
    *Nouveau Festival, cur. Florencia Chernajovsky, Centre Pompidou, Paris
    *Contact(s), Galerie Jérôme Poggi, Paris

    2014* Connexion-déconnexion..., CH9, Geneva, (CH)
    *Mémoires d’un amnésique -?, Mains d’oeuvres, St Ouen, (F)
    * Mémoires d’un amnésique -!, Maison populaire, Montreuil, (F)
    *Slow 206h, Espace de l’Art Concret, Mouans-Sartoux, (F)
    *La Bounty à Nice, Espace à vendre, cur. Claire Migraine, Nice (F)

    2013 *The Galápagos Principle, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, (F)
    *Superamas, Technique et Sentiment, Centre d’Art de Neuchâtel, (CH)

    2012 *Données insuffisantes pour réponse significative, La Villa du Parc, duo avec Gaël Grivet (F)
    *Twentieth to Twentieth, cur. Joseph Tang,  End of Century, New York (US)
    *Plus de croissance, un capitalisme idéal, La Ferme du Buisson, Noisiel, (F)
    *The material feat, Le Labo, en collaboration avec le Cirva, Geneva, (CH)

    2011* Elephantiasis, cur. Benoit Billote, Standard-Deluxe, Lausanne, (CH)
    *Première Chronique, les dépossédés, Monstrare, Duplex, Geneva, (CH)
    *Tire toi une bûche, La Générale en Manufacture, Paris (F)

    2010 *Exposition de noël, Le Magasin, Grenoble, (F)
    *Relatives, Villa Cameline, Nice, (F)
    *Translation, Monstrare, Galerie Ruines, Geneva, (CH) *Intervention pérenne, parc de sculpture urbain, 40mcube, Rennes, (F)
    *Space Between, Monstrare, CAB, Grenoble, (F)
    *Left Behind, cur. Sans titre 2006, Galerie DMA, Rennes, (F)

    2007-2009 *-Rama, monstrare, Brest, (F)
    *Court-circuit, monstrare, Brest,(F)
    *Myspace, cur. François Aubart, Beaux Arts de Rennes (F)
    *Monstrare, Keravel, Brest, (F)

  • 2022* Pool CH, Head, Genève
    *Comité de selection DDA-Genève
    *Talk, BBB, toulouse
    2021* Jury Bourses Déliées, Genève
    *Jury, oeuvre espace public Nyon
    *Comité de selection DDA-Genève
    *Creatathon, INRIA, Paris Saclay, org. SOCIETIES
    2019 * Talk Stand up Art, centre d’Art BBB, Toulouse
    *Workshop Composite, invited by BBB, Lycée Roland Garos, Toulouse
    * Jury Rooms Alice EPFL 2018
    * Président de jury Licence pour l’Ecole Supérieur d’Art de Monaco 2017 *EHESS, conference, L’image sans l’homme, invited by Thomas Schlesser
    *Pafos, Chypre, conference Tale of two cinemas, invited by Pafos 2017, capitale européene de la culture
    *Jury DNSEP, EESAB, Brest *Villa du parc, conférence, formation pour enseignants
    2016 *Fondation Ricard, conférence, lancement de la monographie, Glances in the rear view mirror
    *Le BAL, conférence, L’univers sans l’homme, invited by l’historien d’art Thomas Schlesser
    2010-2019 * Workshops in various school, invited by Centre d’Art La Villa du Parc, Annemasse.
    *2013 Le principe Galapagos, conference, Villa Baron